Intriguingly enough, it was the promoters behind DC’s noted Glow event who were the first promoters to book Dutch trance superstar Armin van Buuren in America. In the past two decades, van Buuren’s growth as a mainstream DJ and production superstar has mirrored the growth of both trance as a musical genre and DC as a premium electronic music destination. Thus, when van Buuren visits DC to play Echostage on May 26, it’s likely to yet again be a banner event for both the progression of electronic music and for the Nation’s Capital as a city growing in renown as a leading national and global electronic music hub. In celebration of all of this, here’s ten of the most significant — whether via chart topping status or in the hearts of Armin’s many fans worldwide — songs he’s ever released.

10. Waiting For The Night (2013) (check it out)

“Waiting for the Night” is is a trance anthem that doubles as the theme for romantic Dutch beach comedy Verliefd op Ibiza. Fiora’s yearning vocal performance is a highlight here, as the fourth single from Armin’s progressive fifth studio album was a European and US dance chart smash.

9. Drowning (2011) (check it out)

“Drowning” is the fourth single from van Buuren’s Mirage album and features UK vocalist Laura V “translating the roller coasting feel of falling in love.” When the song is remixed by then rising superstar DJ/producer Avicii, it turns into a hyper-charged big room piano house banger.

8. Feels So Good (2011) (check it out)

This bounding and thumping love anthem features Pakistani-American vocalist Nadia Ali, and is the third single released from Armin van Buuren’s album Mirage. Ali’s breezy and seductive vocal adds significantly to the track itself and makes it an overall winner.

7. Unforgivable (2009) (check it out)

Hot on the heels of becoming the world’s #1 DJ, Armin’s album Imagine included this track featuring Jaren. This eight minute trance heater pairs a Balearic Ibiza feel with thumping mega-massive club vibes for a peak hour champion sound.

6. Another You (2015) (check it out)

“Power pop-styled festival banger” might be the last thing you’d expect from trance icon van Buuren. However, the marathon set-loving veteran plays everything from clubs to stadiums of late, so jams like these are necessitated. A sonic evolution supreme, it’s an impressive showcase of the breadth of sounds and styles van Buuren’s set expectation now encompasses.

5. Going Wrong (2008) (check it out)

Poppy, uplifting, and endearing are three adjectives that are best used to describe this 2008 Armin van Buuren collaboration with DJ Shah and Chris Jones. On the strength of the song’s success, British vocalist Jones traveled the world with Armin in Australia, Romania, Poland, Belgium and the Americas.

4. Fine Without You (2009) (check it out)

One of the standouts from van Buuren’s massive Imagine album, “Fine Without You” makes masterful use of a charging lead guitar and techno vibes. Hard stompicks kicks fill the production’s bottom end and make it one of the legendary producer’s most inherently immediate dance-ready hits.

3. Not Giving Up On Love (2010) (check it out)

Armin’s collaboration with vocalist Sophie Ellis-Bextor stands as one of the true musical victories of his career. His 2010 album Mirage elevated his stardom to yet before seen heights, largely on the back of this massive mainstream/festival-aimed production. Regarding the track, Armin himself once noted, “The Nervo Sisters, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and me met up to write the vocals for ‘Not Giving Up On Love’. I was thrilled to work with them on this. We gave it a more analog feel with some real drums, to give it a pop-rock feel. We also put a piano top line on the track and then the vocals of Sophie, which I think is a win. It’s a lush summer tune with an epic vocal that gets stuck in your head and cheers you up!”

2. This Is What It Feels Like (2013) (check it out)

American top-40’s recent love of electronic music has made breakout stars of the likes of Skrillex and Diplo. However, it’s also allowed for established stars like Tiesto and Armin van Buuren to achieve American pop crossover acclaim. Trevor Guthrie’s vocal is a star addition to this Billboard chart-reaching triumph.

1. In And Out Of Love (2008) (check it out)

The highest selling single from Armin van Buuren’s breakout 2008 album Imagine is also likely van Buuren’s most mainstream and underground popular trance hit. The collaboration between the then rising superstar producer and Dutch singer Sharon den Adel is the most viewed Armin van Buuren video on Youtube, while also being a top 10 pop chart hit throughout Europe.